Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-22
DIR. GRANTS VICTIMS.
How Two Women Were Robbed Of
Their Property.

The Cambridge, Mass, police make public the
facts about one OF DR.. Andrew Jackson Grants
exploits in New York year ago, when he sue
ceeded In escaping with every scrap OF property
belonging to two women on the day which had
been selected for his marriage with both. Early
in March he and his sO-called sister Kate took
rooms at Commerce street, his assumed name
tired Australian physician. He resorted to adver-
Using in the personal columns OF the newspapers
to secure victims. His advertisement read:
Awealthy man. money no object, desires to form the
acquaintance Of a lady of education and refinement
with view to matrimony.
This brought scores OF answers, among Others
one from Miss Mary SturgiS, OF west I'D street,
New York and one from Mrs. Annie N. Bulgin, a
widow OF SO Poplar street, Brooklyn. Personal in
terviewS followed, and the cOurtshipS began.
NatrimOny was talked OF from the very beginning.
With Mrs. Bulg1n he made rapid progress and
WITHIN two weeks she had consentsd to AN imme-
diate marriage. The doctors betrothal TO Miss
Sturgis followed within a few days. March "a
finally settled upon as the date for both wed
dings and the doctor alternated his evenings in
counting his two sweetheartS. Both Mrs Bulgin
and Miss Sturgs visited the doctor at his home I'm
Commerce street, where many a pleasant hour
was passed in listening TO his stories or Australia
and what beautiful home awaited them there
They called at different times, and never met until
some time after they had lost all their money and
personal effects
The 27th of March approached, but the doctor
had not had very good success in his attempts to
secure the property OF the women. He limited two
or three times about poStponemenJ OF the mar
rage, and Sister Kate suggested that the LIST OF
April would be good date Tor the ceremonies A
series of heavy storms came the last days OF March,
The doctor went TO both women and said that he
was very sorry to feel Obliged TO postpone the
riage, but the fact was he was very superstuious,
and he felt as though their married life would be
at some time crossed by misfortune. Each OF his
intended brides after little display OF diSappoint-
ment, agreed to have the wedding take place a
day later. Kate again suggested the LIST OF April
but the 31st OF March was finally fixed as the day.
Mrs Bulgin had something over 5000 In bank.
The day before their marriage was to take place
the doctor prevailed upon her TO take it all out
and transfer it to him for safe keeping. As a
matter OF convenience, he told her IL would be
well to get IL In 500 notes. so that he might carry
it in his belt without exciting suspicion. The
understanding was that they were to sail direct
for Australia, and Mrs. Bulgfn was quick to see
the advisabil1ty OF doing as suggested The fol-
lowing day public auction took place, and all
her household property was sold for almost MOTH
ing. The proceeds were transferred TO the doctor.
They were to be married In the evening, and, by
direction OF the doctor, she packed up two trunks
warded them to 1 Commerce street, where
she was to be married. She spent the rest OF
the day in bidding her friends farewell.
Late in the day one OF her trunks came back
empty. She FASTENED to the doctors rooms in
New York. but only to f1nd that he had dis
appeared with his sister She returned to her
old quarters In Brooklyn minus 1888 in money
and property. That night she had nothing but
the bare walls OF her former home to comfort
her. The next time she saw DIR. Grant Cor, as
she knew him, DR.. Prfnce) was when she visited
Cambridge, a few days ago. When she asked
him what restitution he proposed to make he re-
"Why, your affair is a mere nothing-a baga-
tele. / don't see what l can do Tor you. You
haven't much TO complain Of"
The experience of Miss Sturgis was almost iden-
teal She also forwarded her trunks and personal
the same day. She was TO follow in the evening to
be married.